
For the second straight year, Coco Umiker’s fascinating Waha program has received a Platinum, and here is her first Double Platinum for the multi-vintage blend. Its legacy harkens back to when she held back several barrels of red wine from the 2015 vintage. Later, she sent wine from those selected barrels through fresh lees from some 2016 reds and returned that wine to barrel. She’s continued that process, blending in other select barrels from each vintage “to continually balance the acid, tannins and character of this long-term project.” Over time, earlier vintages get phased out. For this her fourth edition, the formula was Cabernet Sauvignon (37%), Malbec (28%), Carménère (17%), Petit Verdot (12%), Merlot (5%) and Syrah. It’s as delicious as the 2021 Spice Market — and the profile is similar with dark red fruit, herbs, forest floor, cedar and spiciness of cayenne and white peppercorns. Qualifying award: Great Northwest Invitational (gold)
Rating: Double Platinum • 95 points
Production: 415 cases
Alcohol: 14.8%
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